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Brussels condemns tear gas in Kosovo parliament

Opposition parliamentarians set off teargas canisters in Kosovo's parliament chamber on Wednesday to prevent ratification of a border deal with Montenegro, which is a key condition for gaining visa-free travel through the European Union for Kosovars. "I strongly condemn the use of teargas. Such behaviour has no place in a democracy," commented EU enlargement commissioner, Johannes Hahn.

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